I know, the midwest seems prime for sunflower growth. My uncle has sunflowers on his farm in IL, and man they are like 10-12 feet high. Mine is a shrimp next to them, I think.

Our yard is so huge that John actually *did* entertain the idea of growing corn! LOLOL...I didn't want to go through with it, but next planting season it might be on the agenda... *snicker*